Christian Yelich

[Oxy]

The pieces that were traded for him are very unlikely to amount to the value 5 years of him was worth. That's over the entire life of their controlled MLB careers, combined.

 

There is even a decent possibility that the pieces we get after trading him in a couple of years amount to more than the pieces we traded for him. That is how buying low and selling high works, and that is how a market like Milwaukee will win a World Series. Milwaukee will not win a WS by continually signing 31+ yr olds at "highest bidder" prices (and especially highest bidder years).

[wildcat2237]

The pieces that were traded for him are very unlikely to amount to the value 5 years of him was worth. That's over the entire life of their controlled MLB careers, combined.

 

There is even a decent possibility that the pieces we get after trading him in a couple of years amount to more than the pieces we traded for him. That is how buying low and selling high works, and that is how a market like Milwaukee will win a World Series. Milwaukee will not win a WS by continually signing 31+ yr olds at "highest bidder" prices (and especially highest bidder years).

 

Excellent post. If his production stays at or near his current level, you have to think a full or half year of Yelich brings back a nice haul. Back in 2012, a half year of Greinke brought back Segura and two lottery tickets. I would think a half year of Yelich nets at least that return.

[adambr2]

The pieces that were traded for him are very unlikely to amount to the value 5 years of him was worth. That's over the entire life of their controlled MLB careers, combined.

 

There is even a decent possibility that the pieces we get after trading him in a couple of years amount to more than the pieces we traded for him.

 

Well I should hope so, because the pieces we traded for him haven't amounted to much, and he's worth much more now than when we acquired him from the Marlins.